An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with leaf lettuce consumption

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1588-1593

  Ackers, Marta Louise ^c   Mahon, Barbara E ^b   Leahy, Ellen ^c   Goode, Brant ^c   Damrow, Todd ^c   Hayes, Peggy S ^c   Bibb, William F ^c   Rice, Daniel H ^c   Barrett, Timothy J ^c   Hutwagner, Lori ^c   Griffin, Patricia M ^c   Slutsker, Laurence ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTUCE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 17344368725     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515323     Document Type: Article

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